- To recruit candidates, we recommend you contact them and be aggressive with your marketing materials, as it seems sometimes candidates wait until they hear from employers.
- Send out materials to as many candidates that meet your basic qualifications.
- Use your network of friends and colleagues to put the word out about your position.
- Be Prepared! Keep your files organized and bring them with you to OPE.
- Your interview schedule will have your candidates’ names and OPE Mailbox Numbers; however, it is available only in the schedule format. If you need it in a different format (such as alphabetically or by Mailbox Number, we encourage you to create separate lists of that information.
- Most institutions pre-schedule all of their interviews. There will likely be cancellations at the conference, so if anyone does contact you on-site and they appear to be a strong candidate, you will likely still be able to meet with them. If you are doing second interviews, be sure to leave time in your schedule for those.
- When scheduling interviews, remember to tell the candidate the length of your interview and where they should wait.
- Take time to read the OPE website. It has valuable information to explain the process and help you prepare.
- Develop your schedule before you get to OPE. Schedule time to break for lunch and dinner, read messages, deliver mail, catch up on paperwork, and catch your breath.
- Be sure to communicate your mailbox number, floor number, and building location to your candidates often.
- When blocking out times on your schedule, be sure to include which position with your institution the candidates are interviewing for.
- Do as much of the screening of resumes and potential reference checks prior to arriving to OPE. This will speed up your campus invite process.
